Help.

[Confused_Mom]

My husband died in Iraq 2 years ago and I am a 27 years old widow.
I am raising Mike's daughter and mine and I am lost as far as parenthood is involved.
My parents were often gone when I was a child so I have no models to turn to so I
am asking more experienced parents: you.

My daughter loves legos. What worries me is the habit she has - I have to check her as
she plays because she inserts the larger, longer pieces into her... girly parts... all the time.

I don't know why she does this.

As you can guess, I am really desperate for an insightful answer.

-Confused Mom

 

[~Mrs. A2J~]

Maybe you ought to discuss this with your daughter's pediatrician.

 

[PolarBear3]

How old is your daughter? She may just be exploring her body which is a natural thing to do, but you don't want her to injure herself. Even young kids can be told not to put things in their bodies that don't belong. I remember telling my son when he was about 2 to not put rocks in his mouth because they would not be good for his tummy and they would make it hurt - he understood and stopped. So you may be able to tell your daughter something similar.